PowerPoint 2000 provides master slide styles or default slide formats to make it easy to create a professional-looking presentation. The formats include bullets, two columns, tables, charts, clip art, and blank slides. These formats make it easy to quickly make slides that support your classroom instruction.

CREATING SLIDES

Editing and creating slides in PowerPoint 2000 is easy. PowerPoint 2000 identifies the slide areas that you can fill by placing sample text in them. You have already created a group of slides using the AutoContent Wizard. Each slide in the presentation has a common look.

Add Text To A Slide

1. Open the presentation you created. The first slide already contains the title and your name. Also, note that the footer text that you chose is on the slide.

2. In the Outline pane, select the text “State the purpose of the discussion” and then type Classroom procedures, attendance, and grades.

3. Select the text “Identify yourself” and then type Instructor and student introductions.

4. Continue by replacing text in each of the slides. You can edit slides at any time by clicking the text you want to change. Then you can delete, add, or change text.

ADDING NOTES

The Notes pane is used to add speaking notes to a presentation. After you have completed a presentation, you can print the presentation with notes so that you can keep track of what is coming up next in the presentation.

Add Notes To A Slide

1. Use the scroll bar in the Slide pane to move to the first slide in the presentation.

2. Click in the Notes pane.

3. Type Explain that the presentation will give all class participants an overview of what to expect for the coming semester.

4. Continue to add notes to each slide by selecting the slide with the scroll bar, clicking in the Notes pane, and then typing the notes.

5. Save your work.